Democratic Dilemmas

Ross discusses the limitations of human imagination in storytelling, particularly when contrasting Dante's Inferno with the beatific vision. He provocatively suggests that the next Great Awakening may come from Asian demographics. He emphasizes the necessity for political elites to engage with the broader public, warning that ignoring systemic social issues can lead to phenomena like Trump’s rise, which could have been mitigated with better attention to the needs of everyday Americans.